Songs range from horn-band groovers to Latin-tinged rockers to gentle ballads. Included are remastered studio tracks from three LPs plus airchecks and unreleased songs.

In one of many enthusiastic reviews of the album, The Washington Post called the collection "a revelation" and "a motherlode of highlights and rarities."

Many of the songs on the album, especially the New Orleans-flavored "Do the Mambo" and "Old Leroy," with its sophisticated jazz horn-ensemble arrangement (supposedly written about guitarist Roy Buchanan) became staples of progressive FM radio across the country.

Perhaps that's why Village Voice critic Robert Christgau included Holland's recordings in his seminal work, "Rock Albums of the Seventies."

Over the years, Holland has since crossed the bridge from r&b/pop to jazz, both as a singer, writer and player. His most recent album, the award-winning "By Heart," is available on CDBaby. So is his 1995 return CD, "Players, Fools & Thieves."

Still, the young Holland's tracks on "Way Overdue" still sound fresh, innovative and invigorating.